"We're very excited about Overstrike", he told CVG at E3. "It's a new IP and we want to make it the right game, so they're taking some extra time to nail the gameplay and the quality."

Carl was visibly distraught when the EA presser at E3 this year wrapped without so much of a glimpse of Insomniac's Overstrike. But EA's Frank Gibeau has explained the four-way, co-op shooter's absence from the LA show, suggesting that it needed a little more work and would be shown off this summer.